David Ramsey Dakota War letter Ramsey letter, 1863, April 4.

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David Ramsey Dakota War letter Ramsey letter, 1863, April 4.

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Private David Ramsey (Company B, Sixth Minnesota Infantry Regiment) writes to his cousin Samuel while stationed at Forest City, Meeker County, Minnesota. Company B was building a stockade as part of the ongoing U.S.-Dakota Conflict, which began in August 1862. Ramsey speaks of his brother and fellow soldier Andrew, the lonesome prairie life, and the Union's cause.

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